“Unknowingly, Marie-Josèphe was covering herself with toxins, for the best rouge was made from vermilion, ground from cinnabar (mercury sulfide) or from ceruse, which was produced by dousing lead plates in vinegar.” — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“Albert liked to play the stoic, and he embraced the opportunity to do over the negotiations about the marriage. He insisted that Uncle Leopold… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“There is one thing alone to do in this world and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power,”… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“I am glad we’ve been bombed,’ said the Queen famously. ‘It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.” — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“It is calculated that George III had an astonishing fifty-six grandchildren. He did not have one legitimate heir. The vision of Charlotte had sustained… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“There were strange noises in the room, great bellowing sobs that did not sound like anything human. They bounced off the wals, echoing in… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“It was a matter of making the best job you can . . . and accepting your fate.” — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas,… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“And yet, as Verena watched her turn back to the dusting, she had the curious sensation that positions had been reversed in the oddest… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“I am not like other men, and the ordinary laws of morality and rules of propriety do not apply to me,” Napoleon vaunted.” — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
